It has been fascinating in recent weeks to cover some major developments at Scotland’s airports, including through exclusive interviews with senior figures.

Gordon Dewar, chief executive of Edinburgh Airport, declared he sees no limit to growth in the foreseeable future, flagging potential to boost flights to and from North America and China, when I travelled to Scotland’s largest airport by passenger numbers to interview him in early February.

Signalling another big increase in the airport’s passenger numbers by declaring they will be “significantly north” of 16 million this year, Mr Dewar also highlighted the size of the market in India. He noted India currently has no direct air links with Scotland.

And he made no bones about Glasgow Airport being Edinburgh’s nearest competitor, and the degree of the rivalry. He also highlighted airports across Western Europe as competitors in the drive to win routes.

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In late January, it had been announced that Andy Cliffe was departing as chief executive of Glasgow Airport owner AGS Airports “by mutual consent”, following the acquisition of the group.

Acquirer AviAlliance, the wholly owned airports platform of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) of Canada, revealed the change at the top as it announced completion of the purchase of AGS Airports for an enterprise value of £1.53 billion.

AGS Airports also owns Aberdeen and Southampton airports.

AviAlliance appointed Kam Jandu to succeed Mr Cliffe “with immediate effect” after completing its acquisition of AGS Airports.

Mr Jandu had most recently run Budapest Airport. AviAlliance and the co-shareholders of Budapest Airport sold that airport to a consortium comprising Hungarian state-owned Corvinus and co-investor VINCI Airports in June last year.

Mr Dewar declined........

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